彼の親戚たちは、当然自分が彼の莫大な財産を相続すると思った。

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English Translation

His relatives took it for granted that they would inherit the bulk of his wealth.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の親戚(しんせき)たちは、当然(とうぜん)自分(じぶん)が彼(かれ)の莫大(ばくだい)な財産(ざいさん)を相続(そうぞく)すると思(おも)った。

Romanji

Kare no shinsekitachi wa, tōzen jibun ga kare no bakudaina zaisan o sōzokusuru to omotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

莫大 (ばくだい)

enormous; vast; malva nut

財産 (ざいさん)

property; fortune; assets

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

相続 (そうぞく)

succession; inheritance

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember